{"id":2624,"date":"2026-01-05T10:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:35:39","slug":"bruxism_en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/?p=2624&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"BRUXISM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2576&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relax Your Jaw with Acupuncture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teeth grinding or clenching, known as <strong>bruxism<\/strong>, is a common condition that occurs mainly during sleep. It can cause <strong>jaw pain<\/strong> or <strong>stiffness<\/strong>, <strong>headaches<\/strong>, <strong>neck pain<\/strong>, <strong>tooth wear<\/strong> and is often linked to <strong>stress and tension<\/strong> in daily life.<br \/>\n<strong>Acupuncture<\/strong> offers a natural and effective solution to address this problem \u2014 without medication or side effects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Acupuncture Helps with Bruxism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Acupuncture can help in several ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Relaxes the jaw muscles<\/strong><br \/>\nBy stimulating specific acupuncture points, tension in the muscles involved in teeth grinding (such as the masseter and temporalis) is reduced. This leads to <strong>less spasm<\/strong>, <strong>less pain<\/strong> and <strong>freer jaw movement<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduces stress and anxiety<\/strong><br \/>\nAcupuncture brings balance to the <strong>nervous system<\/strong>, helping the body to relax naturally. This reduces <strong>mental<\/strong> and <strong>emotional tension<\/strong>, one of the main causes of bruxism.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improves sleep quality<\/strong><br \/>\nMany patients notice <strong>deeper, calmer sleep<\/strong>, which helps decrease nighttime clenching episodes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Restores the body\u2019s energetic balance<\/strong><br \/>\nIn <strong>Traditional Chinese Medicine<\/strong>, teeth grinding is often associated with <strong>Liver imbalance<\/strong>, which relates to stress and suppressed emotions such as anger. Acupuncture helps restore internal balance, allowing the body to function more harmoniously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neck pain or headaches may actually be caused by <strong>jaw tension<\/strong>!<br \/>\nAfter many years of working with patients experiencing <strong>neck pain<\/strong> and <strong>headaches<\/strong>, I have noticed that <strong>jaw clenching plays a key role<\/strong>. That\u2019s why, in my treatment protocols, I include acupuncture points on the <strong>masseter and temporalis muscles<\/strong>, achieving <strong>excellent results<\/strong> in relieving these conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to Expect from Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduced jaw tension<\/li>\n<li>Fewer headaches and less neck pain<\/li>\n<li>Calmer sleep and lower anxiety levels<\/li>\n<li>Waking up feeling light and relaxed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teeth grinding or clenching, known as bruxism, is a common condition that occurs mainly during sleep. It can cause jaw pain or stiffness, headaches, neck pain, tooth wear and is often linked to stress and tension in daily life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2624"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2880,"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624\/revisions\/2880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusmedic.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}